# Mecia de Viladestes

> Mecia de Viladestes, also known as Mecià or Macià de Viladestes, was a 15th century Jewish cartographer, one of the Mallorcan school of cartography. The name Mecia is a variant of Matias or Matthew. His birth name was Samuel Corchos. In 1401, he was conveyed to Sicily under license from the governor of Mallorca, presumably one of the Jews forcibly converted to Christianity around this time.

*Cartographer of Majorca*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mecia-de-viladestes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1370
- **Died:** 1500
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Mecia de Viladestes, also known as Mecià or Macià de Viladestes, was a 15th century Jewish cartographer, one of the Mallorcan school of cartography. The name Mecia is a variant of Matias or Matthew. His birth name was Samuel Corchos. In 1401, he was conveyed to Sicily under license from the governor of Mallorca, presumably one of the Jews forcibly converted to Christianity around this time.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 27.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mecia de Viladestes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecia_de_Viladestes)
- [Mecia de Viladestes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecia_de_Viladestes)
- [Mecia de Viladestes](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecia_de_Viladestes)
- [Samuel Corcós](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Corc%C3%B3s)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10327988)

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